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Flowers Foods approves stock split, hikes dividend

Flowers Foods on Wednesday approved a three-for-two stock split and hiked its dividend. Full story

Hostess to reopen, expand bakery in Kansas

Hostess Brands LLC says it will reopen its eastern Kansas bakery this summer, with the hiring of an initial 250 people already underway. Full story

Acquisitive Flowers seeks bigger slice of U.S. bread market

(Reuters) - From a family bakery to the largest American-owned company in the $30 billion U.S. baking industry, Flowers Foods Inc has risen a long way since it was founded nearly a century ago. Full story

Who Will Save the Twinkie?

   CNBC's Kayla Tausche reports the latest details on possible suitors for Hostess Brands.

Buying Into the Hostess Brand

   CNBC's Kayla Tausche has the update on whether a serious bid is out there to buy Hostess Brands.

This week on TODAY: Kesha, Twinkies and more

   Take a look at the top stories featured on TODAY this week, including a star-studded holiday concert series, appearances by Willie Nelson and Tony Bennett, and the demise of Hostess Brands.

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  Hostess Brands Schedules Bankruptcy Hearing

CNBC's Kayla Tausche has the latest detail on Hostess Brands' decision to proceed with a plan to go out of business.

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A box of Hostess Brands "Twinkies" is on display at a Jewel-Osco grocery store in Chicago
A box of Hostess Brands "Twinkies" is on display at a Jewel-Osco grocery store in Chicago

A box of Hostess Brands "Twinkies" is on display, from what is believed to be the last shipment of Twinkies that Hostess brands will produce to stores in the country, at a Jewel-Osco grocery store in Chicago December 11, 2012. REUTERS/Jim Young

File photo of Hostess Brands "Twinkies" on display in a supermarket in Kansas City
File photo of Hostess Brands "Twinkies" on display in a supermarket in Kansas City

Hostess Brands "Twinkies" are on display in a supermarket in Kansas City, Kansas in this November 16, 2012 file photo.

A woman grabs some of the last remaining boxes of Hostess Brands "Twinkies" at a Jewel-Osco grocery store in Chicago
A woman grabs some of the last remaining boxes of Hostess Brands "Twinkies" at a Jewel-Osco grocery store in Chicago

A woman grabs some of the last remaining boxes of Hostess Brands "Twinkies" on display at a Jewel-Osco grocery store in Chicago December 11, 2012. About 20,000 boxes were delivered to the grocery chain in the Chicago area and believed to be the last shipment of Twinkies that Hostess brands will prod